Fan



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a m Egg 6 6' rraeNfX Patented Mar. 11, 1947 FAN Herman Gross, Detroit,MichJ Application August 3, 1945 ,Sp1ial' No. 608%! The presentinvention pertalns'to a novel fan for manual use. The principal objectof the invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive device of thischaracter that can be folded into compact form in order to be put away,as in a ladys handbag, when not in use.

Another object of the invention is to provide a fan so constructed thatits blade may be whirled approximately about the axis of the handle, inaddition to the conventional swaying or reciprocating motion.

In the accomplishing of these objects, the fan comprises a bladeconsisting of suitable sheet material and havin a desirable shape. Onthe blade, and preferably near its edge, is mounted a bearing blockadapted to swivel on a pin or other connection passed through the blade,the swivel axis being perpendicular to. the plane of the blade. The fanhandle has one end attached to the swivel block and, by reason of thisconstruction, the handle may lie outside the edge of the blade for useor may be swung to a position overlying the blade in a compact orcollapsed condition when not in use.

The attachment of the handle to the bearing block is also a swivelconnection, on an axis parallel to the plane of the blade, to enable thewhirling motion as stated above. This connection may conveniently be inthe form of a pin mounted rotatably in the bearing block and having oneend fastened into the adjacent end of the handle. In order to obtain thewhirling motion of the blade, the handle in the extended position isheld in the hand and oscillated approximately in a cylindrical path ofsmal1 radius. The blade is thereby caused to spin with the bearing blockabout the swivel pin passed through the latter, and the speed iscontrolled by the speed with which the handle is gyrated.

The invention is fully disclosed by way of example in the followingdescription and in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the fan in open position;

Figure 2 is an edge view thereof;

Figure 3 is a detail section in a plane parallel to Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Figure 1;

Figure 5 is an elevation of the fan in folded position, and.

5 Claims. (01. 2 309,268.),

Figure 6 is a top edge view illustrating the whirling or spinning actionof the fan.

Reference to these views will now be made by use of like .characterswhich are employed to designate corresponding parts throughout.

In Figures 1 and 2 is shown a fan body I made of cardboard or othersuitable sheet material and having a suitable shape. On the member I,near its edge, is mounted a bearing block 2 attached on a swivel axisperpendicular to the plane of the body I. The swivel mounting comprisesa headed pin 3 passed through the body I and into the block 2. The pinis preferably enclosed by an eyelet 3' presenting a washer 4 between thehead of the pin and. the adjacent surface of the body I and a similarwasher 5 on the body I between the body and the block 2 to reduce wear.

A handle 6 is attached to the bearin 2 in a plane parallel to the bodyI. A swivel pin 1 is rotatably mounted in the bearing block 2 in a planeparallel to that of the body I. The handle 6 is attached axially to thepin I, preferably by screwing it on the exposed threaded end 8 of thepin. The opposite end of the pin 1 is preferably headed at 9, and awasher I0 is inserted between the head and the adjacent end of the block2.

The extended or operative position of the fan is shown in Figures 1, 2and 3 where the handle is disposed principally beyond the edge of thebody I. In order to stow the fan when not in use, the handle 6 and block2 are swung through an angle of about the pin 3, thereby bringing thehandle to a position overlying the body I so that the overall length ofthe device is substantially reduced. In this condition the fan mayconveniently be placed, for example, in a ladys handbag.

When in the condition shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3, the fan is used inthe conventional manner. Another method of use, however, is shown inFigure 6. The handle 6 may be held in the hand and swung about anexternal parallel axis, thereby generating a cylindrical surface. Thiscircular oscillatory movement causes the fan body I and the block 2 tospin about the swivel pin 1 in a whirling motion comparable to that of arotary fan blade. This motion is unique in a manual fan and does notinterfere with the collapsibility of the fan as previously set forth.

The fan is so designed that it may be constructed of simple andexceedingly inexpensive parts if desired. In such form it lends itselfto distribution as advertising matter.

Although a specific embodiment of the invention has been illustrated anddescribed, it will be understood that various alterations in the detailsof construction may be made without departing from the scope of theinvention as indicated by the appended claims.

What I claim is:

l. A fan comprising a blade, a bearing block having a swivel mounting onsaid blade on an axis perpendicular to the plane of said blade, and ahandle having one end attached to said block on a swivel axis parallelto the plane of said blade.

2. A fan comprising a blade, a bearing block thereon, a swivel pinpassed through said blade and into said block, and a handle having oneend attached to said block on a swivel axis parallel to the plane ofsaid blade.

3. A fan comprising a blade, a bearing block having a swivel mounting onsaid blade near the edge thereof on an axis perpendicular to the planeof said blade, and a handle having one end attached to said block onaswivel axis parallel to the plane of said blade.

4. A fan comprising a blade, a bearing block thereon, a swivel pinpassed through said blade 4 and into said block, and a handle having oneend engaging said block, and 'a swivel pin passed through said block andinto said end of the handle and lying in a plane parallel to said blade.

5. A fan comprising a blade, a bearing block thereon, a swivel pinpassed through said blade and into said block, and a handle having oneend attached to said block on a swivel axis parallel to the plane ofsaid blade, and washers mounted on said pin at opposite sides of saidblade.

HERMAN GROSS.

file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 270,611 Spelman Jan. 16, 1883382,205 Baermann May 1, 1888 398,092 Sternheimer Feb. 19, 1889

